Searching For God Knows What is the first work that I’ve read by Donald Miller.  I’ve seen some of his stuff before but never taken the time to sit down and read it all the way through.  This book seeks to show that “relationship is God’s way of leading us to redemption.” Miller seeks to deal with an issue that in today’s world many have just taken a formulaic view of God, and this is not good.

I personally thought that this was a pretty good read.  Miller does have a humor about him and can easily bring that out in his writing.  Who doesn’t want something that can make you chuckle every now and then?  I will say that this book seemed to be a slow start for me.  I appreciated the stories and all that were contained in the first few chapters, but it didn’t seem to kick into gear until you almost got to the end.  When it did kick in, Miller had some great things to say.  One of my favorite quotes from the book was…

“It would be most tragic for a person to know everything about God, but not God; to know all about the rules of spiritual marriage, but never walk the aisle.”

If you are looking for something that will entertain you and give you a few things to really think about and ponder, I would recommend checking out Searching For God Knows What.

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It looks as if this will be the last post that I make here in 2008.  Come tomorrow about lunchtime, me and Naomi will be heading off for a  little vacation… just the two of us.  We have left our little man at the grandparents’ house and are going to attempt to see what it was like some 2 years ago (before children).  I must admit, it is very weird feeling… not having the little man running around and getting into things… not having to wonder who’s going to give him a bath tonight and tuck him in.

I’ve been reminded today about just how much our Heavenly Father wants to be near us.  As I drove away and looked through the rearview mirror into an empty back seat, my heart dropped.  God reminded me that when His children aren’t where they’re supposed to be… it saddens His heart, too.

Where are you in your relationship with the Heavenly Father?